khanda
khanda meaning
The Khanda — the principal symbol of Sikhism, added in Emoji 15. 0 after a long campaign. It combines a double-edged sword at the centre, a circular chakkar, and two crossed kirpans, each element carrying specific meaning about truth, unity and the duty to defend the defenceless.
Meaning
The Khanda — the principal symbol of Sikhism, added in Emoji 15.0 after a long campaign. It combines a double-edged sword at the centre, a circular chakkar, and two crossed kirpans, each element carrying specific meaning about truth, unity and the duty to defend the defenceless. Its addition mattered: Sikhism has around 25 million adherents and had no emoji at all until 2022.
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How to use it
- Waheguru 🪯
- Twenty-five million Sikhs and no emoji until 2022 🪯
- Vaisakhi celebrations this weekend 🪯
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | khanda |
| አማርኛ | ቻንዳ |
| العربية | خندا |
| অসমীয়া | খান্দা |
| azərbaycan | xanda |
| башҡорт | кханда |
| беларуская | кханда |
| български | кханда |
| বাংলা | খান্দা |
| bosanski | khanda |
| català | khanda |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎧᏅᏓ |
| čeština | khanda |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кханда |
| Cymraeg | khanda |
| Deutsch | Khanda |
| dolnoserbšćina | khanda |
| Ελληνικά | Χάντα |
| English | khanda |
| español | khanda |
| eesti | khanda |
| euskara | khanda |
| فارسی | خندا |
| suomi | khanda |
| Filipino | khanda |
| føroyskt | khanda |
| français | khanda |
| Gaeilge | khanda |
| Gàidhlig | khanda |
| galego | khanda |
| ગુજરાતી | ખંડા |
| Hausa | khanda |
| עברית | סמל סיקי |
| हिन्दी | खंडा |
| hrvatski | khanda |
| hornjoserbšćina | khanda |
| magyar | khanda |
| հայերեն | քանդա |
| Indonesia | khanda |
| íslenska | khanda |
| italiano | khanda |
| 日本語 | カンダ |
| Jawa | tandha kanda |
| ქართული | ხანდა |
| қазақ тілі | кханда |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كحاندا |
| ខ្មែរ | ខាន់ដា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಖಾಂಡ |
| 한국어 | 칸다 |
| कोंकणी | खंडा |
| кыргызча | кханда (Сикх белгиси) |
| ລາວ | ຄານດາ |
| lietuvių | khanda |
| latviešu | khanda |
| македонски | канда |
| മലയാളം | ഖണ്ഡ |
| монгол | ханда тэмдэг |
| मराठी | खंडा |
| Melayu | khanda |
| မြန်မာ | ကန်းဒါ |
| नेपाली | खण्डा |
| Nederlands | khanda |
| norsk | khanda |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଖାଣ୍ଡା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਖੰਡਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Khánda |
| polski | khanda |
| پښتو | خندا |
| português | khanda |
| rumantsch | khanda |
| română | khanda |
| русский | кханда |
| سنڌي | کانڊا |
| တႆး | ၶၢၼ်းတႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ඛණ්ඩ |
| slovenčina | khanda |
| slovenščina | khanda |
| Soomaali | khanda |
| shqip | kandë |
| српски | канда |
| srpski | kanda |
| svenska | khanda |
| Kiswahili | khanda |
| தமிழ் | காண்டா |
| తెలుగు | ఖాందా కత్తి |
| ไทย | ขัณฑา |
| ትግርኛ | ካንዳ |
| türkmen dili | khanda |
| lea fakatonga | ʻilonga fakasiki |
| Türkçe | khanda |
| українська | кханда |
| اردو | کھنڈا |
| o‘zbek | kxanda |
| Tiếng Việt | biểu tượng khanda |
| Èdè Yorùbá | kandá |
| 粵語 | 錫克教標誌 |
| 粤语 | 锡克教标志 |
| 中文 | 坎达 |
| 繁體中文 | 堪達 |
| isiZulu | khanda |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FAAF
- Emoji version
- 15
- Shortcodes
- :khanda:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the khanda emoji (🪯) mean?
- The Khanda — the principal symbol of Sikhism, added in Emoji 15. 0 after a long campaign. It combines a double-edged sword at the centre, a circular chakkar, and two crossed kirpans, each element carrying specific meaning about truth, unity and the duty to defend the defenceless.
- How do you type the khanda emoji?
- Copy the khanda emoji 🪯 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the khanda emoji in?
- The khanda emoji belongs to the Symbols category.